A study that will guide decisions on how to build and connect multipurpose trails in the Dade City area with the Withlacoochee State Trail is narrowing down the options.
But, at the mid-point in the Withlacoochee Trail Connector Study, consultants are still gathering public input before singling out a recommended trail path.
On Aug. 10, about 20 residents met with Pasco County officials and … [Read more...]

A discussion on transportation solutions on the State Road 54/56 corridor will begin anew on Aug. 24, with the second in a series of meetings by the Vision 54/56 Task Force.
The 17-member, volunteer task force had an organizational meeting in April.
The study by the task force members will consider practical solutions to easing congestion, and promoting greater safety and mobility on a … [Read more...]

A task force that will help decide the future of State Road 54 and State Road 56 has taken preliminary steps to set up a schedule and agree on a list of potential road designs meant to improve traffic along the busy corridors.
The 17-member task force will serve as advisory board to the Pasco County Metropolitan Planning Organization. It held an organizational meeting on April 20 at Rasmussen … [Read more...]

Pasco County planners hope a study will point the way to consensus on whether to open more north/south roads that link Pasco and Hillsborough counties.
More than 100 people attended a public meeting on the topic on April 18 at Pasco-Hernando State College, off Mansfield Boulevard.
The boulevard dead-ends at the county line, just before reaching Kinnan Street, a two-lane, divided roadway in … [Read more...]

A proposed master plan for Pasco County's parks and recreation facilities would cost an estimated $222 million over 10 years, according to a needs assessment from consultants at AECOM.
About $112 million of that amount would be targeted at new amenities for the county's growing population.
A 2001 master plan projected about 51,000 more people over 10 years.
The actual number was closer to … [Read more...]

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The AARP Safe Drive Course will be offered May 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the New River Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel. To register, call Beverly Cogdill at (813) 907-3908. … [Read More...]

The New River Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel, will host a free senior movie May 25 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. A children’s movie, with popcorn, will be shown May 26 at 2 p.m. For details, call (813) 788-6375. … [Read More...]

The Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N. Macinnes Place in Tampa, will host the Raymond James Pops in a “Patriotic Salute” May 25 at 8 p.m. The orchestra will salute the American spirit with music from John Philip Sousa to John Williams, and others. Tickets start at $15. For information, visit FloridaOrchestra.org. … [Read More...]

Brooksville Main Street will host a “Un-Common-Ly Artsy” event May 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the City of Brooksville Uptown Art Gallery, 201 Howell Ave. There will be fine artists, crafters and makers, as well as food trucks. For information, visit Un-Common-Ly Artsy on Facebook. … [Read More...]

Moore-Mickens Education and Vocational Center, 38301 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Dade City, will host a Community Enrichment Day May 26 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Volunteers are invited to come out and clean up monumental landmarks in the county. Choose a time to help. Refreshments will be served. For information, call (352) 518-8008. … [Read More...]